Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-03-15
LOCAL BREyITIES.

for being drunk.
Twenty-six carloads of oranges went
sstward from this city last evening, form
ing two special trains.
The Order of Chosen Friends and their
friends had fine entertainment and ball
at Turner Hall last evening.
The Governor yesterday appointed the
following Notaries Public: ID. r. Gale,
Santa Rosa; II. C. Gesford, Napa City.
A necktle and apron party will be given
by the Western Star Frauen Verein at
Turner Hall on Thursday evening, the 5lst
inst.
The Sacramento river has still an upward
tendency, and last evening registered IS
feet inches-a rise of inches in twenty
four hours
Although the weather is warm on the
hill in the daytime, melting the snow rap
IDLY, there is still depth OF about four
feet of q the feecy" at Blue Canyon.
d. J. Stevens will give free ball at the
Toronto Hotel, Elk Grove, this evening"
Jones' Fisch & Watson. of this city, fur
nishing the music. A fine supper will be
served.
At 2:J0P P. NJ. yesterday an alarm of fire
was sounded from box p Twelfth and
streets, but the only foundation for it was
a chimney fire, on Twelfth street, between
@ and r.
The Commissioners of Lunacy examined
Yesterday Augustus Wernander, man
about Al years of age pronounced him in
sane, and committed him to the Asylum at
Stockton.
An electric light mast was being erected
on Thirteenth and d streets yesterday,
much to the qualification of the residents
of that section of the city, who have been
complaining of darkness for long time.
The professional members of the
combination recently playing Cinderella
at the Metropolitan Theater in this city left
yesterday for Marysville, a large number of
young folks assembling at the depot to say
good-by.
The highest and lowest Signal Service
temperature yesterday was GO and Ace,
with light, fresh and gentle northerly
winds and clear weather. There were
heavy fog clouds tiesting in the air during
the early part OF the forenoon.
The Dynamite Baseball Club has organ
lied for the season, with the following
members: T. Woods, G.. Mckenzie, E.
Woodward. ]. Ryan, +. Hevener, R. Rob-
inson, W. Shaw, Z. 0'Neil. F. Newbert
The club is now ready to receive challenges.
Mrs. Judge S. NJ Bliss OF Marysyille,
died on the 9th instant, and the funeral
was held on Sunday. Mrs Bliss was one
of the oldest residents of Marysville, and
the funeral was attended by large con-
course of people. The deceased was a sis
ter of Mrs. Dr. Stone of Marysville, and of
F T. Phillips, OF this city.
Officer Ferral took in charge yesterday q
youth named Chas. Bronson, who recently
left his home in San Francisco and came to
this city, where he showed disposition to
become a pugilist, and engage in. sparring
contests. His mother wrote to Chief Dill
man request that the young man be sent
home, as heis as yet only in his teens.
The San Francisco Post Of last evening
says The Governors brother, Columbus
Bartlett, is very anxious to retire from the
position of Private Secretary, and his sue
cessor may be appointed any day. The
report is current that the Governor has
offered the position to George Squires,
newspaper reporter, who has been con-
nected with the Bulletin for many years.
The case of Estabrook VS.. Christy was
submitted to the jury in Department Two
of the Superior Court late Saturday after
noon, with authority, if the jurors agreed
upon a verdict, to seal and deliver it to the
.
They agreed, after being out two or three
hours, and the verdict, on being opened
yesterday, was found to be in favor of
plaintiff for S771. The amount sued for
was s., 500 damages for an alleged malici-
Gus prosecution.
p The old wells on the Chatfield ranch.
near Walsh's Station, have been receiving
a thorough examination during the past
two or three days, with the hope of devel-
oping whether old man Chatfield," who
disappeared in 1869 or 20, was killed and
his body thrown into one of the wells for
concealment, as rumor has for long time
insisted Both sides TO the dispute for the
property have taken part in the search. So
far, however, no bones identified as those
of human being have been found, though
some of the fragments found may have
been such. There are several wells on the
ranch, and some of them are yet to be ex-
amined.
Last Saturday Chinaman pamed Suey
Kee. who was one of the CelestiaIs driven
out of Nicolaus by the white residents
last year, callei upon Under-Sheritf Bug
hey, supposing that he was still United
States Commissioner, and asked for advice.
His face and head showed that he had
lately received severe handling, and be
explained that last Friday, at Nicolaus,
one of the white men who were arrested
for conspiracy in driving the Chinese out,
beat him with some blunt instrument,
knocking him insensible. He was taken
to Wheatland, and from there came to Sac
ramento Mr.. Bugbey explained to him
the nature of the decision of the United
States Supreme Court in the Baldwin con-
spiracy case, and impressing upon Kee
that he would have to rely upon the State
laws for protection, gave him note to the
District Attorney of Suffer county.
HORSE THIEF ARREsTED.-Sunday morn
ing, between and O'Clock, some one stole
a horse from the premises of Joshua Riley